Stocks posted broad gains, with the S&P and Dow closing at new record highs and the S&P tech sector (+1.7%) enjoying a strong rebound from back-to-back weekly declines.

Elsewhere, banks also found a bid after New YorkFed chief William Dudley was quoted as having said at a roundtable discussion that the United States central bank should continue hiking rates.

The financial sector.SPSY was also one of the benchmark's strongest gainers with a 0.9 percent rise after New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley, a close ally of Fed Chair Janet Yellen, said US inflation was a bit low but should rise alongside wages as the labor market continues to improve, allowing the USA central bank to continue gradually tightening monetary policy.Yellen's confidence as her team raised interest rates for the third time in six months last week surprised investors who had expected more caution about the economy following a set of weak US economic data."That was notable in supporting the financial sector which does well under the prospects of better economic conditions and a steeper yield curve", said Luschini.

Trading activity was somewhat subdued, however, as a lack of major USA economic data kept some traders on the sidelines.

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